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M/F:m
Name: John Shields
Where born: Auchenharvie Toll
When born:18 Apr 1857
GRO:616/00 0056 p19
Registered By: John Shields, father
At some point the name Gillies was added and he was most commonly referred to as JG. His grandmother was Jean Gillies and his great grandmother was Elisabeth Margaret Gillies.

Father:John Shields
Occupation:Agricultural labourer
Mother:Jane Guthrie of Dreghorn, daughter of Charles Guthrie and Isabel Muir.
Marriage: 09 Dec 1854
GROS: 589/0020 0214


Marriage: to Ellen (Helen) Craig Alexander, daughter of John Alexander , farmer and Helen Clark of Easter Busby. Witnessed by Thomas Shields and Margaret Alexander. By Banns.
Easter Busby, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire
Date: 16 May 1881
GROS: 643/00 0007

Death: 12 May 1943 at Manor House, Isley Walton, Leicestershire, England.
Buried: in the churchyard at All Saints, Isley Walton

1861 census: Age 4, living at North Gates, Stewarton with his family.
1871 census: Age 14, Farm servant lodging with the Laird family at East Bloakhillhead, Stewarton
1881 census:Age 24, visiting with Loudon family at Harelaw, Fenwick, Ayrshire-one month before marriage.
1891 census: Age 34, married with 4 children. Land agent and farmer living at Manor House, Isley Walton.
1901 census: Age 44, married with 8 children. Land agent living at Manor House, Isley Walton.
Next Registration

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]]>http://loudounkirk.wetpaint.com/page/HomeAgnes14http://loudounkirk.wetpaint.com/page/HomeOSCR regulationsThu, 08 May 2008 03:25:25 CDTCollected Tales
This wiki is designed to be an interactive way to assist with people tracing their family histories associated with Loudoun Kirk (parish of Loudoun). Please note that Loudoun Kirk is often confused with Newmilns Church which later became the central parish church.

Feel free to add any local tales and memories regarding the Kirk and surrounding area, but for the benefit of other genealogists please can you state the source of your information where ever possible to avoid confusion between families.

Have you a family or other interesting story relating to Loudoun to tell? you can add it by clicking on "add a new page", give it a title and use "Easy Edit" to write your story, then save.

Go to Family History Home to add your family history information
or Family History Resources to add or find Birth, Death, Marriage registrations, Marriage Proclamations or census information.

Also if your family is connected to Loudoun and have a family history website, you can add a link to that as well.

Please contact Susan Smith on folk122@hotmail.com if you have any queries regarding this wiki.

If you have visited this site through a search engine etc. and you haven't yet visited our main website for Loudoun Kirk, click on the link below and that will take you directly to it.
Return to main Friends of Loudoun Kirk Website.

Friends of Loudoun Kirk ( F.O.L.K.) Charity registered in Scotland No. SC023836
Loudoun Kirk Preservation Trust (L.K.P.T. )Charity registered in Scotland No SC027987

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]]>http://loudounkirk.wetpaint.com/page/Loudoun+BurialsAgnes14http://loudounkirk.wetpaint.com/page/Loudoun+BurialsTue, 04 Mar 2008 07:47:50 CSTThe following information is courtesy of Claude Wrathall who painstakingly transcribed the 1811-1857 OPR Loudoun Burials. The original transcription was on an excel spreadsheet which was copied and pasted onto this site. Unfortunately the limitations of the site produced the copied information in tabled format which is very difficult to edit, however the information can still be read. Click on the letters of the alphabet to take you to the relevant pages.

OPR Burial Extracts

Loudoun - 1811-1857

Column A - Standardized Surname. This name may be different than the surname contained in the entry.
ALWAYS check the entry to see if you agree that the Standardized Surname is in agreement with the surname
that appears in the entry. When searching for a desired entry, first look in the entries for the closest Standardized Surname.
Then use the search abilities of EXCEL to search the entire file for the desired surname. Do searches using several different
spellings of the desired surname. Many standardized surnames were selected from the Scotland Old Parish Register
CD ROM found in LDS Family History Centers.
Column B - Year of Burial
Column C - Exact Date of Burial
Column D - Burial Register Entry, Exactly as Written.

NOTES:
1. This file of information may contain errors. The entries were transcribed by one person, Claude P. Wrathall.
No checking of entries by any other person has occurred.
2. Single entries may appear in this file multiple times. An entries will be listed once for each surname
that appears in the entry.

Surname Year Full Date Extract

A B C D-E F G H I -J K L M-Mc N O-P-Q R S T U V W XYZ Misc

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]]>http://loudounkirk.wetpaint.com/page/Loudoun+Burials+-+MiscAgnes14http://loudounkirk.wetpaint.com/page/Loudoun+Burials+-+MiscThu, 28 Feb 2008 17:47:08 CST zzz 1816 21 Mar 1816 A Child of A Bagger Man hew Dayd in Darvel zzz 1821 4 Jun 1821 A Child of a Soldour upon his march to Loundon to pas the Bourd zzz 1824 22 Jul 1824 an unbatised Child of weaver in Darvel zzz 1824 16 Dec 1824 an old man found dead in the overmoor ground zzz 1825 28 Mar 1825 an old Woman that dayed in Stoneygeate zzz 1826 1 Apr 1826 An old Woman that dyed in Stoney geat in John Thomsons … zzz 1827 27 Nov 1827 A poor man that belonged to Rugherglan of the nam of who dayed in Darvel zzz 1830 25 Apr 1830 A Infant Child of in Darvel zzz 1839 26 Feb 1839 an Infant Child new Born of a traveling Woman in Darvel zzz 1840 5 Sep 1840 A Still Born Child of a travering man from Darvel zzz 1841 3 Mar 1841 An old Begger Woman who Dyed in Darvel zzz 1849 24 Jan 1849 a Stranger Waman Dyed in Haddaw Place Newmilns in Child Bed Cholara zzz 1855 7 Aug 1855 A Still Born Child of a Begger man & woman who had been Lodged in Darvel NOTES: Burials recorded by year 1811 24 from last June [which was when the recording of burials began] 1812 57 1813 60 1814 58 1815 52 1816 63 1817 72 1818 75 1819 61 1820 66 1821 56 1822 90 1823 92 1824 65 1825 67 1826 87 1827 108 1828 84 1829 96 1830 91 1831 82 1832 113 1833 79 1834 89 1835 100 1836 134 1837 122 1838 97 1839 92 1840 124 1841 96 1842 75 1843 88 1844 84 1845 129 1846 107 1847 133 1848 158 1849 202 "there has been 202 funerals in Newmilns Church yard this year 1849 which is the most number that I have had in my time as Church Officer which is 39 years" Andw McPherson 1850 201 1851 94 1852 97 1853 90 1854 136 1855 82 1856 76 1857 38 last entry is May 1 Total 4342 The Scottish Old Parish Register CD Rom, available at LDS Family History Centers, indicates that the names Mickle and Mitchell belong to the same name group

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]]>http://loudounkirk.wetpaint.com/page/Loudoun+Burials+-+Surnames+W-Y-ZAgnes14http://loudounkirk.wetpaint.com/page/Loudoun+Burials+-+Surnames+W-Y-ZThu, 28 Feb 2008 17:42:51 CST Veitch 1852 28 Jul 1852 Vitch Dawghter of Steven Vitch Mole Catcher at Hillhead Newmilns She Dyed with Small Pox Waddell 1816 4 Nov 1816 James Waddle Son of George Waddle weaver Newmilns Waddell 1818 1 Jun 1818 Elisabith McKinzie Wife of William Waddle Tyler Darvel Waddell 1826 23 Mar 1826 George Waddel weaver in Newmilns Waddell 1835 28 Feb 1835 Janet Mickie Weddow of the Decessed George Waddle weaver in Newmilns Waddell 1837 24 Jul 1837 William Waddel Taylor in Darvel Waddell 1837 14 Nov 1837 Jean Millar Widdaw of the Decessed William Waddel Taylor in Darvel She dyed with the Typhus fever Waggett 1833 23 Aug 1833 Joseph McPherson Son of Jean Wagat of Newmilns and Duncan McPherson Leabrourer Newmilns Wagstaff 1816 13 Jan 1816 Janet Wagstaff Daughter of Jasept Wagstaff Newmills Wagstaff 1823 13 Jan 1823 Jean Wagstaf Daughter of James Wagstaf weaver Newmilns Wagstaff 1825 14 May 1825 Anderson Son of Wedow Anderson or Shouser? Wagstaff Wagstaff 1832 29 Sep 1832 A Tween Child of Jean Wagstaf Grocer in newmilns Wagstaff 1833 2 Oct 1833 Joseph Wagstaff an old man in Newmilns Wagstaff 1837 15 May 1837 George Lawrie Wagstaff Son of Joseph Wagstaff Leabrourer in Newmilns Wagstaff 1840 6 May 1840 Janet Mann Daughter of Robert Mann weaver in Newmilns and Jean Wagstaff Newmilns Wagstaff 1841 12 Nov 1841 aStill Born Child of Archibald Laurie Wagstaff weaver in Newmilns Wagstaff 1843 11 Feb 1843 Janet Wilson McNab a Child belonging to a Sister in Law of Joseph Wagestaff Leabrourer in Newmilns hir Father was Killed in a Quarrie Wagstaff 1846 9 Jan 1846 Mirrion or Wagstaff Wife of Joseph Wagstaff Labrourer in Newmilns Wagstaff 1846 16 Nov 1846 Martha Wagstaff Daughter of Archibald Wagstaff Labrourer in Dalay Wagstaff 1847 19 Feb 1847 old Weddaw Wagstaff Tounhead Newmilns She is intered in the northmost Graff of George Smith Lair in the Brouns new Ground at the west dyke Wagstaff 1848 17 Dec 1848 John Anderson Son of Susan Wagstaff or Steel at yard head Newmilns he went out of his mothas Hawse on the Morning of the 20th day of November about 2 a Clock in the morning & had falen into the water of Irvan & was Drouned & was not got until 15th or 16th of December about Irvan & was brought hom to his Mothers House on the Morning of the 17th of December being a Saboth dae & was Intered on that Evening & was lifted on Satterday following & was exemoned by 2 Surgens to See if ...vislose he had had been occasion of his Dath (the last two lines of this entry were small print and was had to read) Wagstaff 1849 14 Feb 1849 Hugh Wagstaff weaver Son in Law to Daniel Fergeson Alstenpople he dyed with Cholera Wagstaff 1849 15 Feb 1849 Jean Mirray or Wagstaff Wife of James Wagstaff Sinr weaver Newmilns She Dyed with Cholera Wagstaff 1849 18 Feb 1849 Wagstaff Daughter of James Wagstaff Sinr weaver in Newmilns She Dyed with Cholera. Saboth Day Wagstaff 1849 19 Feb 1849 James Wagstaff Sinr weaver in Newmilns he Dyed with Cholera Wagstaff 1850 17 Mar 1850 Margret Mann Daughter of the Decesed Robert Mann weaver in Newmilns & Jean Wagstaff Reciding in Newmilns She Dyed with the Scarlet fiver Wagstaff 1850 3 May 1850 William Wagstaff Son of Archibald Laurie Wagstoff Labrourer in Greenholm he Dyed with the Measels Wagstaff 1855 7 Feb 1855 Swsanna Wagstaff or Steel Weddaw of the Decessed Robert Steel weaver at yard head of Newmilns Walker 1813 29 Sep 1813 Jane Walker Daughter of Samule Walker Who Dayd at Sea Walker 1814 24 Jan 1814 John Walker Shoemaker Newmills Walker 1822 29 Jan 1822 Hugh Walker in Brigeburnbent Walker 1823 15 Apr 1823 Elisbeth Gilmour Wife of Adam Walker Weaver Newmills Walker 1823 8 Aug 1823 Young Son of James Young weaver? and Janet Walker in Neumilns Walker 1823 17 Nov 1823 Helean Campbell Weddow of Hugh Walker Bridgeburnbent Loudoun Mour Walker 1829 22 Jun 1829 John Walker weaver at old Bridge end Newmilns Walker 1830 17 Apr 1830 Gaven Walker Son of Robert Walker weaver in Newmilns Walker 1830 12 May 1830 Jean Hamilton Wife of Hugh Walker weaver in Darvel Walker 1834 20 Apr 1834 Elisabeth Dalle Daughter of Jean Walker in Newmilns her Father Mathew Dalle inlested and went to east India Walker 1835 23 Mar 1835 Walker Son of Robert Walker Watter wind Greenholm Walker 1836 15 Jan 1836 Samuel Walker Son of Robert Walker weaver in Watter wind Greenholm Walker 1837 3 Feb 1837 Aiton? An old man from Bentend Father in Law to Adam Walker weaver in Newmilns ['Aiton' was hard to read. The 'iton' was clear.] Walker 1837 31 Mar 1837 Gaven Walker Son of John Walker weaver in Neumilns and Son in Law to John Campbell Ried lums Neumilns Walker 1837 8 Apr 1837 Alexander Walkers Grand child at old Bridgend of Neumilns Mary Campbells Child Walker 1839 20 Mar 1839 Gaven Walker Son of John Walker weaver in Newmilns Son in Law to John Campbell R Lum… Walker 1839 30 Dec 1839 Jean Walker an old Woman in Newmilns She was a Daughter of Hugh Walker late in Bridge burnan bent in Laudaun maure Walker 1840 23 Jan 1840 Elesabeth Walker Daughter of John Walker Weaver in Greenholm and Brother to Robert Walker weaver in Watterwind Greenholm Walker 1840 25 Feb 1840 James Young Walker Son of John Walker weaver in Newmilns Son of the late John Walker weaver at old Bridgeend of Newmilns Walker 1840 30 Mar 1840 Samul Walker Son of Robert Walker weaver in Watteruind Greenholm he dyed with the mesals Walker 1841 27 Jan 1841 John Walker Son of John Walker weaver in Newmilns Son of Gaven Walker weaver there and Son in Law to John Campbell Ried Lums Walker 1841 20 Apr 1841 Mathew Walker Son of John Walker weaver in Newmilns Son of Robert Walker WatterWind Greenholm Walker 1841 29 Apr 1841 Jean Walker Daughter of the above John Walker She Dayed with the hopping Coff Walker 1841 28 Dec 1841 Janet Gilmaur an old Woman in Newmilns She was Sister in Law to Adam Walker in Newmilns Walker 1842 17 May 1842 John Walker Son of John Walker weaver in Neumilns Son in Law of John Campbell Reid Lums Neumilns Walker 1843 24 Mar 1843 John Walker a Child of John Walker weaver Greenholm Brother of Robert Walker Walker 1843 18 Apr 1843 old Jean Lawson or Walker Mother of Gaven and Robert Walker weavers in Newmilns Walker 1844 26 Mar 1844 Gaven Walker weaver in Newmilns Walker 1845 30 May 1845 Wallace of John Wallace weaver Newmilns and Son of James Wallace weaver & Agnes Walker in Galston Walker 1846 4 Mar 1846 Agnes Walker Wife of John Mair weaver in Neumilns Son of the Decessed Hugh Mair weaver in Neumilns Comonly Called Cavelry for Destincan Walker 1847 21 Dec 1847 Elisabeth Walkr Daughter of John Walker weaver in Watterwind Greenholm Brother of Robert Walker weaver in Watter wind Greenholm Walker 1849 18 Jan 1849 Wm Walker Smith at Bridgend of Newmilns he wrought on the Read way he Dyed with inflematon in the Brain or Cholera Walker 1849 24 Jan 1849 John Walker Son of the late Gaven Walker weaver in Newmilns his Child Dyed with a tething fiven Walker 1849 18 Jan 1849 Ann Walker Daughter of the Decessed William Walker Sjith at old Bridge end of Newmilns Walker 1849 26 Apr 1849 Margyey Wilson or Walker Weddaw of the Decessed Gaven Walker weaver in Neumilns and Mother of Andw Jack Sinr weaver Neumilns Walker 1849 9 Jun 1849 Janet Walker or Young Wife of old James Young formely a Carter at the old Bridge end of Neumilns Walker 1849 31 Dec 1849 Hwgh Mair Son of John Mair weaver in Neumilns & Grand Son of Robert Walker weaver on Watter Wind Greenholm he Dyed with Scarlet Fiver Walker 1850 2 May 1850 Walker of John Walker weaver in Watterwind Greenholm & brother to Robert Walker weaver Greenholm … Dyed with the Mesels Walker 1850 1 Jun 1850 Elesabeth Hamilton Daughter of Mrs Elesabeth Walker of Hamilton Daughter of the Decessed Adam Walker weaver in Newmilns She dyed with the Measels Walker 1853 21 Jul 1853 Hugh Walker Son of John Walker weaver he Came from the Lowdoun old Tyle work John Walker is a little wake in the mind at times Walker 1853 25 Sep 1853 old Mary Walker or McCasker Newmilns. Bur… the Saboth day Walker 1856 25 Jan 1856 James Hwgh Walker or Morton a Natrel Son of Elizabeth Walkr Dawghter of James Walker weaver in Mr Haddaus Land Neumilns Wallace 1815 14 Aug 1815 A Still Born Child of Samuell Wallace Weaver Newmills Wallace 1829 12 Oct 1829 Jean Wallace Wife of John Lyon Surgon in Newmilns Wallace 1829 14 Nov 1829 John Wallace Son of Wm Wallace weaver in Darvel Wallace 1833 8 Apr 1833 an Infant Child of Samuel Wallace weaver in Greenholm Wallace 1837 27 Apr 1837 Wallace Son of Samuel Wallace weaver Greenholm Wallace 1841 5 Jan 1841 Alexr Wallace weaver in Catren a Brother of Samuel Wallace weaver in Greenholm he dyed Sudently when on a viset to his brother in Greenholm he was intered in a Graff 3 feet from the Dyke to the South Side of the Graff in Dr Bennermans Lair the first in the Graff Wallace 1845 30 May 1845 Wallace of John Wallace weaver Newmilns and Son of James Wallace weaver & Agnes Walker in Galston Wallace 1847 30 Apr 1847 an Infent Tuin Child a Boy of Andrew Wallace Tea marchant in Greenholm